88 Quotes by Clemence Poesy

I’ve always felt lucky because my parents included my sister and I in their cultural life.

The more you live, the better an actor you are, but maybe I’d like to do something else on the side. Something to pay the bills as well.

There is no moment where you can rest and think: ‘Wonderful, I have that job now. I’m going to spend five years here.’ There’s a constant judgment on your work that’s very strongly related to what you are.

I had a grungy period and looked like a tramp for a very long time – my mum really hated it! I destroyed her entire ’70s wardrobe by putting studs into everything – I thought I was really cool. But it’s good to experiment – I even had dreadlocks at one point.

My references, my musical tastes, everything that I like, in fact, comes from the ’70s.

I’m never anywhere for more than three weeks.

I constantly make fashion mistakes but I think it’s good to take risks.

I don’t know if I see myself as an actress for the rest of my life.

Actresses are so spoilt – we have someone who does our hair for us on set, so we don’t know how to do it ourselves in real life. I know how to wash my hair and brush my teeth, but that’s about it!